Gideon's Trumpet (1980)

6.5 April 30, 1980 1h 44m Released
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True story of Clarence Gideon's fight to be appointed counsel at the expense of the state. This landmark case led to the Supreme Court's decision which extended this right to all criminal defendants.

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Cast

  • Henry Fonda

    Henry Fonda

    Clarence Earl Gideon

  • José Ferrer

    José Ferrer

    Abe Fortas

  • John Houseman

    John Houseman

    Chief Justice / Offscreen Narrator

  • Fay Wray

    Fay Wray

    Edna Curtis

  • Dean Jagger

    Dean Jagger

    6th Supreme Court Justice

  • Sam Jaffe

    Sam Jaffe

    1st Supreme Court Justice

  • Nicholas Pryor

    Nicholas Pryor

    Jacob

  • William Prince

    William Prince

    5th Supreme Court Justice

  • Lane Smith

    Lane Smith

    Fred Turner

  • Richard McKenzie

    Richard McKenzie

    Judge Robert McCrary

  • Dolph Sweet

    Dolph Sweet

    Charlie

  • Ford Rainey

    Ford Rainey

    2nd Supreme Court Justice

  • David Sheiner

    David Sheiner

    Abe Krash

  • J. Patrick McNamara

    J. Patrick McNamara

    Harris

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